The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-12
Baseball Notes.

Morrison has been released.
Memphis asks 81, 900 for the release Of Its sec
ond baseman, Andrews
At Danville, Ill, yesterday the Platts de-
feated the Bloomington club Ia to 8.
Aydelotte, of New Orleans, who thought
to be dying of consumption, has recovered and
reported for duty.
George Weidman receives $500 per month
from the Metropoitans, the highest salary paid
Association player
johnson, the ne fielder. is highly spoken OF
by President Day, of the New York club, and
Manager Morrill, of the Bostons.
Morarity, who pitched good game against
tie Dstroits when the latter played the Mime
apolis team last spring, is in Detroit. and will
probably be given trial.
II is said that outside the batteries. Smith,
Whitney and Dalrymple, the other PIttsburg
players are playing a don'tcare game, and tn at
most of them are after release or more salary.
Chas. King, Sherman's base bali pitcher, has
broken the record of Stage, of Yale, who made
forty-three strike-outs in four games, by making
ffty-three strike-outs in the same number of
games.
Harry Wright says that Joe Pritchard or
Johnny Ward will probably be elected president
of the American Association He thinks. how
ever, that Morrow. late of the Southern League,
is the best man Tor the place.
Philadelphia Press: Had it not been for the
Philadelphia the Chicagos would now be in first
place. and but for the Phladel phias the Detroits
would now have a commanding lead. Harry
League race.
Boston Globe: It is hard to understand how
Chicago got such a treasure in Van Haltren,
after ALL So far as he has shown his ability he
to be a good out-felder. and that is about
all. He is N making no great record as pitcher,
and is only an ordinary battery.
Polhemus has been released. His failure to
make a success of it in his first game here has
been a source of trouble to him, it is said, and
he applied to Manager Fogel for his release. His
father is wealthy. and Polhemus says he is not
required to play ball for living.
Boston Herald: Polhemus is picking up both
at the bat and in the field, and promises to be
good ball-player. He has got over his nervous
ness and handles the bat like veteran. He re-
minds of Gore in his first attempts at ball
playing Polhemus can catch, if necessary, and
may go behind the bat with of the new
pitchers.
President Phelps. of the Louisville club.
thinks Wikoff will certainly be reelected. Five
clubs have already announced themselves as
being for him, namey-Brooklyp, Baltimore.
three not conferred on any one man. Won
der Abe wants Pritchard put in. The Metropol-
itans are for Caylor. and the Athletics would
like TO see Herman Diddlebach get the place.
An Eastern paper says: Something has won
derfully braced up Glasscock since his return
home and he is playing the game of his life.
Some of his stops and throws the past week have
delighted the crowds more than they aston
ished the opposing mines. He to have
six games with Boston and Washington he &C.
cepted thirty eight out Of forty chances, at least
six or which other player would have at
tempted to get During the same time he has
materially increased his batting average, as well
as brought in a number of runs.